Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic CBS and DIck Clark Productions have announced nine artists set to perform on the “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” Oct.
6, with Mariah Carey, Green Day, Stray Kids, Jennifer Hudson, Kane Brown, Raye, Gladys Knight, Brad Paisley and Chaka Khan in the initial rollout of talent for the live broadcast.
Additionally, the two-hour special will include appearances by Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and former AMAs host Jimmy Kimmel, producers announced.
The network unveiled what many of the slate of performers will be doing on the telecast. Carey will be doing a medley of songs from her “The Emancipation of Mimi” album to salute that recording’s own anniversary — its 20th.
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